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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Dr. Alfred F. M. Zimmermann, 81, German Foreign Minister during World War I, author of the notorious "Zimmer mann Note" of pneumonia; in Berlin. In January 1917, the British Naval Intelligence intercepted and decoded a note from Zimmermann to the German Minis ter in Mexico: If the U. S. entered the war, Germany wanted a Mexican alli ance, promised U. S. territory as booty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 17, 1940 | 6/17/1940 | See Source »

Woodrow Wilson made the message pub lic. Five weeks later the U. S. declared war; Zimmermann lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 17, 1940 | 6/17/1940 | See Source »

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